Machine for setting lacing-hooks.



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Patented Feb. 27,1917.

A. BAmH'E, MACHINE FOR SETTING LACING HOOKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1912.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFTOE.

ANDREW RAICHE, OF FAIR/HAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO ATLAS TACKCOMPANY, OF FAIRI-IAVEN, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION'OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FDR SETTING LACING-HOOKS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 27, 1917.

Application filed May 15, 1912. Serial No. 697,462.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, ANDREW RAICHE, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of chines for SettingLacing-Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for setting lacing hooks and consistsin a number of improvements upon the machine illustrated and claimed inLetters Patent 1,036,? 10, granted me August 27, 1912.

One improvement to which my present invention relates is in themechanism by which the lacing hook is flared and by which the work isfed. It may be well to state here that this machine inserts the lacinghooks one by one and feeds the work step by step. One distinction.between the inserting and feeding mechanism of the present invention andthe corresponding mechanism in the aforesaid copending application is asfollows: The anvil in the present instance is provided with a centralpoint or projection and is reciprocated laterally for the purpose offeeding the work. In my former machine the anvil is not capable oflateral movement, but the work is fed by cooperative jaws which grip theleather. One feature of similarity between the two machines is that thefeeding mechanism may be caused to feed the work in one direction or inthe opposite direction at the will of the operator.

Another new feature in'the present ma-- chine is the provision of a Worksupport or table. The work support is stationary and is in the form of athin plate which is adapted to occupy the throat of the lacing hook. Thelacing hook is elevated to the plane of the work support by a verticallymovable carrier which descends to a lower plane toreceive a lacing hookfrom the hook race and which then raises the hook to the plane of thework support, where its shank is flared. While the hook support remainsin the plane of the stationary work support the work is fed laterallyand the hook is transferred from the movable support to the stationarysupport.

Another improvement in the present machine resides in the manner ofmounting the vertically movable hook support. This support is nowmounted loosely, whereas in the former machine it is mounted rigidlywithrelation to the plunger by which it is carried. The purpose inmounting it loosely is to enable it to rest firmly upon a retractablehook-positioning member so that the overhanging portion of thehook-supporting member may be firmly supported by the hook positioningmember during the flaring operation.

Other features of the present invention are illustrated by theaccompanying drawings and described in the following specification.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a right side elevation, partly in section, of ahook-setting machine embodying the several improvements hereinafterdescribed.

Fig. 2 represents on a larger scale a vertical section, partly inelevation, of the instrumentalities which act upon the lacing hook, andportions of structure in the vicinity of the same.

Fig. 3 represents a top plan view, partly in section, of the laterallymovable support which carries the anvil. This figure includes also thestationary work support.

Fig. 4 represents a top plan view of the stationary work support and themovable hook support, and indicates in dotted lines a lacing hook invarious positions.

Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section in the plane indicated by line 55of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 represents a front elevation of the upper end of theplunger whichcarries the hook support, the hook support being indicated by dottedlines. I

Fig. 7 represents an elevation of the hook support.

Fig. 8 represents a front elevation of the I vertically movable plungerwhich carries the through the presser-foot and the member by which theanvil 1s actuated to set a hook.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts wherever theyoccur.

In order to explain fully the operation of the present improvedmechanism it will be necessary to include in the present description abrief general description of the entire machine. The frame of themachine is indicated at 10. The main power shaft is indicated at 11, anda clutch pulley for driving the shaft is indicated generally at 12. Areservoir for lacing hooks is indicated at 13, and an inclined racewayfor conducting the hooks from the reservoir is indicated at 1%. Thisraceway conducts the hooks to a curved raceway 15 from whose lower endthe hooks are transferred to the vertically movable hook supportindicated at 16. The hook support is loosely mounted upon a plunger orcarrier 17 which is mounted in suitable bearings in the frame and whichis actuated in such manner as to cause the hook support to descend tothe lower end of the raceway to receive a lacing hook and then to moveupwardly to insert the shank of the lacing hook in the work and flarethe shank against an anvil 18. The carrier 17 is provided with two camrolls indicated respectively at 19 and 20. The rolls cooperaterespectively with cams 19 and 20 which are ailixed to the main shaft 11.This mechanism is the same as in my former machine.

The upper end of the carrier 17 is re cessed at 21 for the reception ofthe lower portion of the hook support 16. The hook support is attachedto the carrier by a pin 22 and is formed with a hole 23 which issomewhat larger than the pin in order to permit slight vertical movementof the hook support with relation to its carrier. The hook support andcarrier are so proportioned as to leave a slight space, as indicated inFig. 2 at 24, which space enables the hook support to rock if necessaryabout the pin 22 to permit the upper portion of the hook support to beseated firmly upon a retractable hookpositioning member 25. The upperpart of the hook support 16 is provided with laterally extending ;ianges26 which are adapted to rest upon the member 25. The hook support has alip 27 which extends to the rear for the purpose of receiving a lacinghook or, as shown by Fig. 2. The upper end of the carrier 17 is providedwith surfaces 28 upon which the positioning member is seated. When thehook support and the anvil cooperate to flare a lacing hook, the upwardthrust of the carrier 17 is not transmitted directly to the hooksupport, because of the loose connection afforded by the pin 22 and therelatively large hole 23 and the space indicated at The thrust istransmitted from the carrier 17 to the positioning member 25 and thenceto the flanges 26 of the hook support. The hook support is thus bracedequally along its two sides throughout the length of the flanges 26. Thecapacity of the hook support to tilt sli 'htly about the pin 22 enablesthe member 25 to support the member 16 nearer the hook and much moresecurely upon the positioning member 25 than if the hook support wererigidly secured to its carrier 17. Furthermore, the hook support issupported equally on both sides of the point where the strain isgreatest, thus avoiding the liability of bending or breaking theover-hanging lip 27 which engages the hook.

The hook-positioning member 25 is the same as in my former machine. Itis formed with two parallel fingers 29 whose inner confronting faces arespaced apart a. distance equal to the width of the base of the lacinghook at the point where the shank begins. The member 25 is adapted toslide from front to rear upon the surfaces 28 and is actuated atappropriate times by a lever 30 whose fulcrum is indicated at 31. Thelever is provided' with a cam roll 32 which cooperates with a cam 33 onthe main shaft 11. A spring 3-1 connected to the lever holds the camroll against the cam and moves the lever in the direction which causesthe hook-positioning member to move to hook-engaging position. Thepositioning member is retracted by the cam. Inasmuch as the positioningmember is moved up and down with the hook support, a telescopingconnection is provided for connecting it with the lever 30. This connection is afforded by a rod 35, the upper end of which is pivotallyconnected to the positioning member, and the lower end of which isslidably fitted in the lever 30. The cam 33 is so formed as to permitthe positioning member 25 to remain in hook-engag ing position at alltimes except when the work is fed laterally. Immediately prior to suchfeeding movement the positioning member is retracted to the positionshown by Fig. 2, and as soon as the hook has been fed laterally from thehook supporting member the positioning member 25 returns to its formerposition, where it remains until the next feeding movement is about tobegin.

The lacing hooks are fed one by one from the raceway 141 to the raceway15 by suitable mechanism which need not be explained, in-

asmuch as this mechanism is the same as 111 my former machine. Forpresent purposes it will be sufiicient to explain that the lacing hooksare transferred from the lower end of the raceway 15 to the lip 27 ofthe hook-sup porting member by a plunger 36. This plunthe race 15.

compression spring, not shown, is contained in the plunger 36 in suchposition as to be engaged by the forward end of the rod 37 for thepurpose of transmitting the movement and of yielding in case ofnecessity. The feeding plunger 86 remains retracted at all timesexcepting when the lip 27 of the hook support is opposite the lower endof At this time the plunger is moved forward and the hook in the lowerend of the race is transferred to the lip 27. The plunger then movesback and the hook support is raised. A beveled member indicated at 43 isadapted to engage the neck of the lacing hook while the latter is beingelevated, for moving the hook forward as hereinafter explained. Themounting of the member 43 is hereinafter explained. A 'detent for thelacing hook is indicated at 44. This detent is formed with a cylindricportion 45 which is mounted in a socket 46 in the hook support 16. Aconcaved surface 47 of the detent is adapted to fit against the head ofthe lacing hook, as shown by Fig. 2. The detent is provided with afinger 48 which is engaged by a compression spring 49 disposed in asocket in the hook support. The detent is adapted to rock upon thecylindric portion 45 and is normally held in position to engage the headof the lacing hook by the spring. The beveled surface indicated at 50 isadapted to be engaged by the head of the lacing hook when the hook isbeing transferred from the raceway 15 to the lip 27. The detent isretracted by the lacing hook during the transferring movement, butwhenthe hook has been pushed as far as it will go upon the lip 27 thehead of the hook settles in the concaved portion indicated at 47. Incase the plunger 36 fails to leave the hook at the desired position uponthe lip 27 the hook will be advanced when it comes in contact with thepositioning member 43. It will be seen that the forward end of themember 43 is beveled in such manner as to cause the hook to move forwardupon the lip 27.

A piece of work which is to receive lacing hooks is indicated at a. Thework is supported in operative position by a stationary plate or worksupport 51. The work support is cutaway as shown by Fig. 4 to admit theupper end of the hook support 16, so that the upper surface of the hooksupport may rise to the level of the upper surface of the work support.The thickness of the work support is the same as the thickness of thelip 27 of the hook support. The rear edge 52 of the work supportcoincides with the arc of a circle about whose axis the work is fed ashereinafter explained. The rear edge of the lip 27 is likewise curved tocoincide with the arc of the edge 52. Upon the completion of a flaringoperation and while the top of the hook support is level with the top ofthe work support, the work is fed laterally and the hook which has justbeen flared slides from the lip 27 to the work support, upon which itrests in the same relation as formerly when it was supported by the lip27. That is to say, the rear edge of the work support occupies thethroat of the lacing hook.

Presser-feet 53 coiiperate with the work support 51 to clamp the work atall times excepting when feeding occurs. The presserfeet are affixed toa vertically movable slide 54. The slide is mounted in a suitablebearing in a portion of the frame 10 and is pro vided with a stud 55.The stud is engaged by a bell crank 56 whose fulcrum is indi cated at57. The bell crank is connected with an operating lever by a link 58.The operating lever is indicated at 59, and its fulcrum is indicated at60. The lever is moved in one direction by a cam 61 on the main shaft 11and is moved in the opposite direction by a spring 62 connected to thelink 58. The cam 61 engages a cam roll 63 at the lower end of the lever.The clamping action of the presser-feet is due to the spring 62, and thepresser-feet are retracted by the action of the cam 61. 1

The means for mounting and the manner of operating the anvil constitutethe inost important feature of the present invention. The anvil isslidably mounted in an arm or carrier 64, as best shown by Fig. 2, andthe upper'end of the anvil engages a movable abutment whose coactingsurface is indicated at 65. This abutment is moved up and down atappropriate intervals to cause the anvil to co'ciperate with the hooksupport to perform the flaring operation. The anvil is movable laterallyfor the purpose of feeding the work, but the movable abutment does notpartake of lateral movement. On the other hand, the abutment is fixedwith re gard to lateral movement and is incapable of any other movementthan that toward and from the hook support. The laterally movable anvilcarrier 64 is formed with a socket 66 in which a compression spring 67is disposed. The upper end of the compression spring engages a pin 68carried by the anvil. The function of the spring is to raise the anviland keep its upper end always in contact with the surface of the movableabutment.

The carrier 64 is pivotally mounted upon a pin or stud 69 which isafi'ixed in the frame 10. The carrier is formed with a hub 70 whichaffords a relatively long bearing upon the stud 69. Referring to Fig. 3,the carrier 64 is formed with means adapted to have sliding engagementwith a block 71. This block is mounted upon a swivel stud 72 which iscarried by a slide 73. The

' slide is mounted in suitable bearings in the frame 10 and isreciprocated in such mannor as to cause the anvil to move laterally fromflaring position to feed the work. The operating mechanism for impartingfeeding movement is capable of feeding the work in either direction;that is to say, from right to left or from left to ri 'ht This featureis present in my former machine, but in that machine the work is fed byco operative gripping jaws. In the present instance the work is fed by apoint or projection 7% which, as shown, is in the center of the anvil.The feeding point, of course, has to enter the shank of the lacing hookprior to the flaring operation. It is therefore in the desired positionto feed the work as soon as the flaring operation has been completed,and it is only necessary to impart the desired lateral movement to theanvil in order to effect the feeding of the work. This dispenses with agripping action or any other additional movement to place the feedingelement in condition to impart feeding movement.

The mechanism for reciprocating the slide 78 is the same as thecorresponding mechanism in my former machine, but it may be well todescribe it briefly in the present instance. An operating lever for theslide is indicated at 75. The fulcrum of the lever is indicated at 7 6.A roll 77 mounted upon the lower end of the lever engages a path cam 78aflixed to the main shaft 11. The path of the cam has a central ormedian groove 79 and two branches indicated respectively at 80 and 81.When the roll 77 is in the central groove of the cam, the anvil ispositioned laterally so asto cooperate with the hook support in flaringa hook. The roll 77 may be caused to traverse the branch 80 of the camto impart feeding movement in one direction, or it may be caused totraverse the branch 81 to im part feeding movement in the oppositedirection. The desired direction of feed is obtained by a switch member82 which is carried by the cam 78. This switch member is movable fromside to side with relation to the cam and is adapted to deflect the roll7 7 into the branch 80 or the branch 81, depending upon the position ofthe switch member. Tnasmuch as this mechanism is in all respects thesame as that shown in my copending application, it will not be necessaryto illustrate the same in detail. It will be suflicient to state thatthe switch member may be placed in the desired position by suitablemechanism, and briefly describe such portions of the mechanisms asappear in Fig. 1. A sliding member 83 mounted in the cam 78 is adaptedto move back and forth in a direction parallel to the axis of the cam.@ne end of this sliding member 83 is adapted to engage a pin 84 when therear end of the member 83 projects as shown upon the drawing. Themembers 83 and 8 1 are beveled in such manner as to thrust the member 83toward the front of the machine so that its other end will project fromthe front of the cam in position to engage a pin 85. The pins 81 and 85are connected by a rocking lever 86 whose fulcrum is indicated at 87.The connection between the pins 84 and 85 is such that one of them willalways be retracted from operative position when the other one is inoperative position. Two levers are provided for shifting the pins 841and 85. One of these levers is indicated at 88 and the other at 89. Thetwo levers are mounted upon a fulcrum pin 90 which is connected tocli'itch-controlling mechanism in such manner that the pins 8 1 and 85may be shifted and the clutch tripped to set the machine in opera tionby a single act on the part of the operator. A rod 91 is connected tothe lever 88, and the rod 92 is connected to the lever 89. These rodsmay extend to a suitable treadle or treadles (not shown).

The movable abutment which affords the surface 65 is in the form of aplunger and is indicated at 93. This plunger is mounted in a fixedbearing 94 afforded by the frame 10. The upper end of the plunger isprovided with a head 95 in which a transverse groove 96 is formed. Thisgroove is occupied by asliding block 97 which engages a crank pin 98.The crank pin is carried by a crank disk 99 which is affixed to arookshaft 100. The rookshaft is adjustably connected to anotherrockshaft which is indicated at 101. The two rockshafts are disposed inalinement with each other and are mounted in suitable bearings in theframe 10. The adjustable connection inclicated as a whole at 102 isprovided for the purpose of adjusting the forward rockshaft 100rotatively with relation to the rockshaft 101. By this mechanism theanvil may be adjusted with relation to the hook support to cause the twoelements to cooperate in the desired manner to flare the lacing hook.The rear end of the rookshaft 101 is provided with an arm 103 which carries a crank pin 104. A rear elevation of this structure is shown byFig. 9. A connecting rod 105 extends downwardly from the crank pin 104:and is formed with a slot 106 through which the main shaft 11 extends.Cams 107 and 108 aflixed upon the main shaft engage respectively camrolls 107 and 108 mounted upon the rod 105. These cams move the abutment93 positively in both directions.

The cams which move the hook support up and down and the cams which movethe abutment 93 up and down are timed to cause the hook support and theanvil to operate as follows z-JWhen the machine is at rest the anvil andhook support are both raised to their highest positions, at which thetop support, to either of which it may be f d ofthe hook support isflush with the top of the work support and at which the anvil andfeeding point are raised sufliciently to enable the feeding point toclear the work. When the machine is set in motion the anvil and hooksupport both descend to their lowest positions at which the hook supportis in position to receive a lacing hook from the raceway l5 and at whichthe anvil is in the position which it occupies during the flaringoperation. When the anvil is in this position the bottom of the feedingpoint is so near the plane of the work support as to leave noappreciable clearance; but there is, in fact, enough clearance to enablethe feeding point to move laterally while in the hook without strikingthe work support. While the anvil remains in its lowest position thehook support is raised and the shank of the lacing hook forces the worka against the feeding point and ultimately penetrates the work and isflared against the anvil as shown by Fig. 2. The upward movement of thehook support ceases when the upper surface is flush with the uppersurface of the work support. The hook support remains in this positionwhile the laterally movable carrier 64 is moved in the desired directionto feed the work, the abutment 93 meanwhile remaining stationary. Duringthe lateral feeding movement of the anvil the upper end of the anvilslides upon the surface 65, being held against said surface by thespring 67 in the anvil carrier. The lower end of the abutment isextended laterally in both directions of feeding movement to form a foot110 as shown by Fig. 3, the surface 65 being the bottom surface of thefoot. The length of the foot is suflicient to maintain engagement withthe anvil when the latter is moved to its maximum distance in eitherdirection from flaring position. At the instant when feed ing movementceases, the plunger 93 is raised, thus permitting the anvil to rise andto withdraw the feeding point from the lacing hook. When the feedingpoint has been withdrawn the carrier 64: is returned to its meeianposition ready to descend for the next flaring operation.

The position of the anvil carrier which is represented by solid lines inFig. 3 indicates the median position thereof. The carrier is representedby dotted lines in two other positions, one of which is at the left, andthe other of which is at the right of the median position. Thedotted-line positions represent the positions to which the carrier maybe moved to feed the work to the right or left. Fig. 4 includes asolid-line representation of a lacing hook upon the hook support whereit is flared, and also includes dotted-line representations of the samelacing hook in two positions upon the work as explained.

An incidental feature of the machine, which, however, is embodied in myformer machine, is means for shifting the fulcrum 76 of the feedinglever to vary the length of the feeding steps and consequently to varythe distance between the lacing books as they are inserted in the work.The fulcrum 76 is movable longitudinally of the operating lever 7 5 andis adapted to be adjusted to the desired position by a manuallyoperative lever 111 whose fulcrum is indicated at 112. The lever 111engages a block 113 which is mounted upon the fulcrum pin 76. Thisdevice involves other details of structure which need not be furtherillustrated. or described in this application. It is obvious thatshifting the fulcrum 7 6 longitudinally of the lever will cause thelever to impart more or less feeding movement. The shifting of thefulcrum does not affect the median position of the anvil but merelycauses the anvil to move more or less from its median position.

The member 43 by which the lacing hook is positioned upon the lip 27,-inthe event of failure on the part of the plunger 26 to so position thelacing hook, is carried by the anvil carrier 64. A stationary work gageis ndicated at 114k This gage 1s mounted in position to engage the rearedge of the work a when the work is in position to receive a lacinghook. The gage is supported by a pair of rods 115 which are slidablefrom front to rear in ears 116 on the frame 10. Setscrews 117 threadedin the ears are adapted tobind the rods in the desired position.

The work gage is adapted to be positioned in such manner as to cause theplacing of the lacing hooks at any desired distance from the edge of thework.

Having thus explained the nature of my said invention and described away of'constructing and using the same, although without attempting toset forth all the forms in which it may be made or all the modes of itsuse, what I claim is 1. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hooksupport, means for cooperating therewith to set a hook, a work supporthaving an edge arranged to occupy the throat of a lacing hook, saidhook-support being movable to and from the plane of the work support,and means for moving the hook laterally along said hook support and worksupport to feed the work.

2. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a carrier, means forreciprocating the same to feed the work, an anvil mounted on saidcarrier so as to be movable relatively thereto in a direction transverseto the feeding movement of the carrier, said anvil having a feedingpoint, hook-carrying means for moving a lacing hook against said anvilto flare the same, and means for holding said anvil in position tocooperate with said hookcarrying means, said holding means beingstationary during feeding movement of said carrier, and having provisionfor holding said feeding point in the lacing hook during such movement.

3. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a support for a lacing hook,and an anvil, one of which is movable toward the other for flaring thelacing hook, said anvil having a feeding point, an abutment for causingsaid anvil to cooperate with the hook support,- and means for moving theanvil laterally with relation to said abutment to feed the work, saidabutment being adapted to hold said feeding point in the lacing hookduring feeding movement of the anvil. I

4. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a support for a lacing hook,an anvil movable toward and from the same, a movable abutment for movingsaid anvil toward said support, said anvil having a feeding point, andan anvil carrier movable relatively to said abutment for feeding thework, said anvil being movable relatively to its carrier for cooperatingwith said hook support, and said abutment being stationary and adaptedto hold said feeding point in the lacing hook during the feedingoperation.

5. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a support for a lacing hook,and an abutment, one of which is movable toward and from the other, ananvil disposed between said support and abutment and adapted to flare alacing hook upon the support, said anvil having a feeding point, andmeans for supporting the anvil against said abutment, said means beingmovable relatively to said abutment for feeding the work, and saidabutment having provision for holding the feeding point in the lacinghook to enable the feeding point to feed the work.

6. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a feed carrier, means formoving the same for feeding the work, an anvil slidably mounted in saidcarrier, said anvil having a feeding point, a support for a lacing hook,and means for moving said anvil relatively to said carrier to and frompotential working relation with said support, the lastmenticned meansbeing stationary during the feeding operation and having an eX- tendedanvil-engaging surface for holding the feeding point in feeding positionduring said operation.

7. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook support, an abutmentmovable toward and from the same, an anvil disposed between said supportand said abutment, and movable by said abutment toward said hooksupport, said anvil having a feeding point, means for moving saidabutment toward and from said hook support, means for moving said anvillaterally to feed the work while said abutment is toward the work, andspring tension means for holding said anvil against said abutment, theanvil being adapted to move laterally on said abutment.

8. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, an anvil for flaring a lacinghook, means for supporting a lacing hook with its shank toward saidanvil, a guide for said anvil, actuating means for moving said anvilrelatively to said guide to hook-flaring position, said guide beingmovable laterally with relation to said hook-supporting means, and meansfor so moving said guide to cause said anvil to feed the flared bookalong said hook-supporting means, said anvil-actuating means beingoperative for holding said anvil against the flared hook while saidanvil is moving laterally to feed the hook.

9. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook support, an abutment,one of which is movable toward and from the other, an anvil for actingupon a lacing hook upon said support, said anvil having a feeding point,means for supporting said anvil against said abutment in cooperativerela tion to said hook support, said anvil and anvil-supporting meansbeing movable laterally with relation to said abutment to feed the work,and means for reciprocating said supporting means laterally, saidabutment having an extended anvil-engaging surface for keeping saidfeeding point in work-engaging position during feeding movement thereof.

10. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, means for supporting a lacinghook, an anvil adapted to flarea hook on said means, said anvil having afeeding point, means for supporting said anvil in operative position,said meansbeing capable of moving said anvil laterally in either of twoopposite directions from flaring position to feed the work, and meansfor moving said anvil-supporting means in either of said oppositedirections from its median position.

11. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, means for supporting a lacinghook, an anvil having a feeding point, cooperative elements forpositioning the anvil to flare the hook, and mechanism for moving one ofsaid elements laterally to feed the work, said hook-supporting meansbeing adapted to keep the hook on said feeding point during the feedingof the work.

12. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a. lip adapted to occupy thethroat of a he ing hook to support the hook, a stationary plate forsupporting the work, one edge of said plate being adapted to receive thehook from said lip, the lip being movable to and from edge-to-edgerelation with said plate, an anvil for flaring a hook on said lip, andmeans for feeding the work so as to cause the flared hook to slide fromsaid lip to said stationary plate.

13. In a machine for setting lacing hooks,

a lip adapted to occupy the throat of a lacing hook to support the hook,an anvil, means for causing said lip and anvil to cooperate to flare ahook, means for feeding the hook laterally from said lip, andworksupporting means havingan edge extending laterally in one directionfrom said lip, and an edge extending in the opposite direction from saidlip, said edges being adapted to receive the lacing hook from said lipand to occupy the throat of the hook, said lip being movable to and fromedge-to-edge relation with said edges, said feeding means being capableof feeding the hook from said lip to one of said edges or in theopposite direction to the other of said edges.

14. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, an anvil having a feedingpoint, a hook support movable toward and from said anvil, means formoving said anvil laterally to feed the. work, said means being adaptedto impart feeding movement in one direction or in the oppositedirection, means at one side of said hook support to receive and supportthe hook when the latter is fed in one direction from the hook support,and means at the opposite side of the hook support to receive andsupport the hook when the latter is fed in the opposite direction.

15. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook support, a worksupport having a recess for said hook support, said hook support beingmovable to and from the plane of said work support, an anvil having afeeding point, and means for moving said anvil laterally to feed thehook from said hook support to said Work support, said means beingadapted to impart feeding movement in one direction or in the oppositedirection, said hook support and said work support being adapted tooccupy the throat of the hook and support the hook by its base.

16. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook support, a worksupport having portions at opposite sides of said hook support forentering the throat of the hook, means for flaring a hook on said hooksupport, and means for moving the hook in one direction from the hooksupport to the portion of said work support at one side of the hooksupport, said means being adapted to move the hook in the oppositedirection from the hook support to the portion of the work support atthe opposite side of the hook support.

17. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook support, a worksupport adjacent the hook support, means for flaring a. hook on saidhook support, means for moving the hook from the said hook support tosaid work support, a presser-foot adapted to cooperate with said Worksupport, and means for actuating said presser-foot to clamp and releasethe work.

18. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a hook support, means forflaring a hook thereon, a work support, and means for moving the flaredhook from flaring position on said hook support to a position upon saidwork support.

19. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, means for engaging a hook tosupport the same, an anvil, said elements being adapted to cooperate toflare the hook, means for positioning the hook laterally on saidsupporting means, said means being retractable relatively to saidsupporting means to permit lateral feeding of the hook, said supportingmeans having surfaces adapted to be seated upon said positioning meansto sustain the stress of the flaring operation, and a support for saidpositioning means, said positioning means being movable relatively tosaid support, and means for'preserving the relation of said support andsaid hook-supporting means when said positioning means moves relativelythereto.

20. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, a main support, an anvil, oneof said elements being movable toward and from the other,hook-positioning means mounted on said support and adapted to moverelatively thereto transversely to the relative movement of said supportand anvil, and a hook support for supporting a lacing hook in positionto be flared by said anvil, said hook support having surfaces seatedupon said hook-positioning means whereby the stress of the flaringoperation is sustained, said main support having means for engaging saidhook support to maintain the relation of the two supports when saidpositionin means moves relatively thereto.

21. In a machine for setting lacing hooks, an anvil, a hook support, oneof said members being movable toward and from the other, said hooksupport having a cylindric socket open at one side, and a hook-engagingdetent for retaining a lacing hook upon said hook support, said detenthaving a cylindric portion disposed to rock in said socket, a portion ofsaid detent extending through the open side of said socket to engage thelacing hook.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my sign ature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ANDREW RAICHE.

Witnesses WALTER P. ABELL, P. W. PEZZETTI.

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